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Table 2 Mean demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (mDFPS), % moderna and mean mDFPS according to marital status by region of the world

From: Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

Region

Number of countries

Mean mDFPS

% moderna

Mean mDFPS

Not in union

In a union

West & Central Africa

21

32.9

78.6

46.6

30.2

Eastern & Southern Africa

15

58.8

90.2

58.0

58.5

CEE & CIS

15

48.9

65.0

57.9

46.8

South Asia

3

70.5

90.6

58.8

70.5

East Asia & Pacific

7

63.2

82.9

35.3

63.7

Latin America & Caribbean

16

69.6

91.0

65.2

70.4

Total

77

52.9

81.7

54.3

51.9

  1. aThe share of DFPS with modern contraceptive methods (% modern) was calculated as the ratio between the mDFPS and the demand for family planning satisfied with any contraceptive method